tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post8842300306274504187..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Early May updates, part 3Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-13770940020391443862011-06-13T01:29:16.817-07:002011-06-13T01:29:16.817-07:00Beautiful photos again! I have the red headed iri...Beautiful photos again! I have the red headed irishman and another with the rim of pink flowers. I don't know all their names. And that Thelocactus bloom is outrageously beautiful.Candice Suter.....Sweetstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439964856042558664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-60833187884893604642011-05-06T18:20:54.538-07:002011-05-06T18:20:54.538-07:00Alan, Thelocactus hexaedrophorus ssp. Lloydii (wha...Alan, <em>Thelocactus hexaedrophorus ssp. Lloydii</em> (what would I do without copy & paste!) is a small cactus. Mine is 3" wide by 1.5" tall. Like many (most?) small cacti, it reliably flowers at a young age. As you can see, the flowers is almost the same size as the body of the cactus. <br /><br />If I had to venture a guess, I'd say that the cactus is 3 to 4 years old. It was propagated from seed by <a href="http://www.lonepinegardens.com/" rel="nofollow">Lone Pine Gardens</a> in Sebastopol, CA.<br /><br />You're thinking of the giant cacti, like saguaro and organ pipes. They don't flower until they're much older, but they also live much longer than small cacti.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-58133559106243158142011-05-06T14:49:33.476-07:002011-05-06T14:49:33.476-07:00That Lloydii flower is *amazing*! Is the cactus ve...That Lloydii flower is *amazing*! Is the cactus very small, or is the flower very large? Is the cactus super slow-growing, or is it still young? I didn't think young cactus flowered... so many questions.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-49990032492312157792011-05-06T14:33:11.638-07:002011-05-06T14:33:11.638-07:00Alan, yeah, I'm a regular Martha Stewart when ...Alan, yeah, I'm a regular Martha Stewart when it comes to glueing on cactus flowers :-).<br /><br />I know exactly what you mean about the bunny ears. I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to touch the flower buds. They look even softer than the pads. But they're full of tiny glochids that are impossible to get out of your skin--highly irritating in more ways than one.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-88810632145157390832011-05-06T07:39:03.488-07:002011-05-06T07:39:03.488-07:00Wow, you've been busy with the hot-glue gun! ;...Wow, you've been busy with the hot-glue gun! ;-)<br /><br />I think the Mammillaria prolifera is one I've had before as a houseplant, and if it touched me at all I'd have an allergic reaction -- super itchy for hours in that spot! I finally got rid of it.<br /><br />I'm glad I can't grow "bunny ears", because I'd certainly be tempted to stroke its fuzzy buds. I'm sure that wouldn't be a good thing.<br /><br />Great photos!Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.com